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SENATE 



/DoCtTMENT 

I No. 447 



PAUL O. RUSTING 

(Late a Senator from Wisconsin) 

MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 

DELIVERED IN THE SENATE 

AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OF THE UNITED STATES 

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Proceedings in the Senate 
March 2, 1919 



Proceedings in the House 
February 23, 1919 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Pact. 

Proceedings in the Senate. 5 

Memorial addresses by — 

Mr. Robert M. La Follette, of Wisconsin 9 

Mr. Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas 16 

Mr. James Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois 20 

Mr. Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana 25 

Mr. Henry F. Ashurst, of Arizona 27 

Mr. Asle J. Gronna, of North Dakota 30 

Mr. Charles S. Thomas, of Colorado 33 

Mr. Irvine L. Lcnroot, of Wisconsin 36 

Proceedings in the House 39 

Prayer by Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D 40 

Memorial addresses by — 

Mr. Edward Voigt, of Wisconsin 43 

Mr. John J. Escb, of Wisconsin 51 

Mr. Edward E. Browne, of Wisconsin 55 

Funeral eulogj' by Judge Martin L. Lueck, of Wisconsin- 46 



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DEATH OF HON. PAUL 0. HUSTING 



Proceedings in the Senate 

Monday, December 3, 1917. 

Mr. La Follette. Mr. President, with great personal sor- 
row, shared, I am certain, hy the Members of this body, 
it becomes my sad duty to formally announce the death 
of my late colleague, Senator Paul O. Husting. He died 
in Wisconsin under tragic circumstances, without prec- 
edent and parallel, I believe, in the history' of this body. 

The present time and occasion do not admit of a suit- 
able testimonial to my late colleague, but hereafter and 
during the present session I shall ask the Senate to set 
apart a day when appropriate tribute may be paid to 
his memorj'. 

Mr. President, I send the following resolutions to the 
desk and ask for their adoption. 

The Vice President. The Secretary will read the reso- 
lutions. 

The resolutions (S. Res. 155) were read, considered by 
unanimous consent, and unanimously agreed to, as fol- 
lows : 

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow of 
the death of the Hon. Paul O. Histing, late a Senator from the 
State of Wisconsin. 

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to 
the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the 
family of the deceased. 

Mr. La Follette. Mr. President, as a further mark of 
respect to Senator Husting's memorj' I move that the 
Senate do now adjourn. 

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Memorial Addresses: Senator Husting 

Tlie iiiutiijii wiis uiKtiiiiiioiisly agrtod tu; and (at 12 
o'clock and If) niiniiUs \). ni.) the Senate adjourned until 
to-morrow, Tuesday, December 1, 1917, at 12 o'clock 
meridian. 

Friday, February 7, 1919. 
Mr. La Foi.lettk. Mr. President, I give notice that at the 
proper time I shall move for a session of the Senate on 
Sunday, the 23d of Februai-y, to be devoted to memorial 
exercises for the late Senator Husting and the late Repre- 
sentative Davidson, of Wisconsin. 

Sati RDAV, February 22, 1919. 

Mr. La Follette. Mr. President, I understand that it is 
probable that there will be a very late session of the Sen- 
ate to-night, and at the request of a number of Senators 
who expected to take part in the memorial exercises 
which it had been planned to hold to-morrow in commem- 
oration of the life, character, and services of the late Sen- 
ator Husting and of the late Representative Davidson, 
both of Wisconsin, 1 want to ask unanimous consent that 
the Senate hold a session beginning at 1 o'clock on the 2d 
of March to be devoted to the exercises that were expected 
to have been held to-morrow. 1 do this, 1 repeat, at the 
request of a number of Senators who had expected to take 
part in the exercises to-morrow. 1 have conferred with 
the senior Senator from Virginia ^Mr. Martin] respecting 
the matter and also witli the junior Senator from Virginia 
[Mr. Swanson], who was present and wlio rather ap- 
proved of that action. 

The Pi)KsiDiN{i OrricKH. The Senator from Wisconsin 
asks unanimous consent that the Senate convene on Sun- 
day, March 2, for the purpose of holding memorial cere- 
monies in connection with the lives and scr\ices of the 
late Senator Histing, of Wisconsin, an<l the late Repre- 



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sentalivc Davidson, of that State, in lieu of the arrange- 
ment heretofore effective for to-morrow. Is there objec- 
tion to the request? The Chair hears none, and it is so 
ordered. 

Sunday, March £, 1919. 

(Legislative day of Saturday, March 1, 1919.) 

The Senate met at 1 o'clock p. m., on the expiration of 
the recess. 

Mr. La Foi-lette. Mr. President, I ask for the adoption 
of the resolutions which I send to the desk. 

The Vice President. The resolutions will be read. 

The resolutions (S. Res. 482) were read, considered by 
unanimous consent, and unanimously agreed to, as fol- 
lows : 

Resolved, That the Senate assembles as a mark of respect to 
the memory of Hon. Paul 0. Husting, late a Senator from the 
State of Wisconsin, in pursuance of an order heretofore made, 
to enable his associates to pay proper tribute to his high character 
and distinguished public services. 

Resolved, That the Senate again expresses its profound sorrow 
at the death of the late Senator from Wisconsin. 

Resolved, That the Secretary transmit a copy of these resolu- 
tions to the House of Representatives and to the family of the 
deceased. 



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MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 



Address of Mr. La Follette, of Wisconsin 

Mr. President: Paul O. Hcsting was born in the city of 
Fond du Lac, Wis., April 25, 1866. His father, John P. 
Husling, a native of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, 
emigrated to the United States in 1855. It has been my 
privilege to know tlie father of my late colleague and 
friend. Senator Hlsting. He is a man of rare character 
and exceptional refinement, a skilled watchmaker, who 
brought with him from his fatherland a love of music 
and art and a ready command of several languages. 

The mother of Senator Husting is a woman of that na- 
tive power and marked individuality so typical of our 
strong pioneer stock. She is tlic daughter of Solomon 
Juneau, who in 1818 founded the city of Milwaukee. A 
foolish pride in ancestrj' is a weakness. A just pride in 
ancestrj' may inspire a worthy ambition in one to render 
a high service to his generation and to posterity. I ven- 
ture to dwell for a moment upon this branch of the ances- 
try of the late Senator Husting. 

Solomon Juneau was the first white man who located on 
the present site of Milwaukee, where as the representative 
of the American Fur Co. he established a trading post. 
He built there the first log house in 1822, and two years 
later the first frame dwelling erected in Milwaukee. In 
1835 he was appointed the first postmaster, and in 1846 he 
was chosen as the first mayor of Milwaukee. He died in 
1856. He was at one time a man of great wealth and 
owned a large portion of the land on which was finally 
built the metropolis of Wisconsin. 

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Memorial Addkessks: Senator Husting 

Solomon Juneau was of pure French or Alsatian ances- 
tn.', and was an honest, upright, forceful man, the trusted 
friend and counselor of the great body of Indians then 
living in the Territorj- of Wisconsin. 

The author of the Pioneer Historj- of Milwaukee says of 
Juneau: 

He was, without exception, the finest looking specimen of his 
race that I have ever seen. In height over 6 feet, large of frame, 
and straight as an arrow. 

On an eminence in Juneau Park, overlooking the city 
of Milwaukee, and facing the sun as it rises over Lake 
Michigan, stands the commanding bronze statue of Solo- 
mon Juneau, the grandfather of Senator Hi'sting. 

The wife of Solomon Juneau, the grandmother of our 
deceased colleague, was of French and Indian blood. She 
was the grandniece of La Farrince. the old Mcnomonie 
king. She was a woman of striking presence and high 
courage. On more than one occasion it is recorded that 
she saved the lives of the first settlers of that section, who 
would otherwise have fallen victims to Indian vengeance. 

From his ancestry upon both sides Senator Paul O. 
Husting inherited a fine nature, sterling integrity of char- 
acter, and a rugged, intrepid courage that would make no 
compromise with defeat. 

The large estate wliich his mother would have inherited 
was swept away before her father's death. 

The boy Paul received a common-school education, and 
at the age of 17 challenged his fortune single handed and 
alone. 

He resolved to become a lawyer. His j)eople had no 
means to advance his ambition. He had but the meager 
education that one could acquire in the district school. 
And yet that boy had in him the worthy purpose, the grim 
determination to cross swords with fate, and fight his way 
to a high place among his fellow men. 

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Address of Mr. La Follette, of Wisconsin 

Mr. President, witli a father of pleasing address; with a 
grandfather on the maternal side who, the author of the 
Pioneer Historj* of Milwaukee says, was the finest speci- 
men of manhood he had ever seen in his life; with a 
grandmother, the wife of Solomon Juneau, a woman of 
commanding and queenly appearance, it was one of the 
curious tricks of fate that our late colleague, who was 
endowed with a fine nature, a keen appreciation of art, 
music, and the best literature, and a vigorous mind, was 
so handicapped physically that he was at no inconsider- 
able disadvantage as a speaker. And yet so resolute was 
his purpose, so deep and sincere were his convictions, so 
direct and forceful his mentality, that he became an 
effective and powerful debater and public speaker. 

He was industrious and frugal. He clerked in a general 
store. He passed the required examination and entered 
the Postal Service as a railway mail clerk. Is it to be 
wondered at, let me say to Senators, that this man all 
through his political life was found lighting on the side of 
the great masses of the people, with a keenly sensitive 
interest in the hard struggles of the worker? 

Later he secured the position of assistant bookkeeper in 
the ofBce of the secrefarj- of state of Wisconsin. All the 
while his eye was on the position to which he aspired. He 
was climbing higher and higher. He had to get his legal 
education; he had no means with which to support himself 
while he did it. He had to hew his way through all of 
the obstacles that lay ahead of him; but he never swerved 
from that fixed purpose which had taken possession of 
his mind as a boy. 

An interesting story is told of young Husting's applica- 
tion for a clerical position in the capitol at Madison. The 
rugged, big-shouldered, sturdy boy courageously sought 
a personal interview with the governor, George W. Peck. 
In his plain, homely, direct way, he said : " Governor 

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Peck, I want a job, and I want to work and earn my sal- 
arj'. Rut I want a job where the hours of service can be 
so arranged as to enable nie to attend the lectures at the 
university law school." He at once enlisted the interest of 
the warm-hearted governor and was aj)pointcd to a posi- 
tion in the office of the secretary of state. 

At last the way was opened for him to achieve his cher- 
ished ambition, and he entered the law school of the Uni- 
versity of Wisconsin. In 1895 he passed the State bar 
examination and immediately began the practice of his 
profession at Mayville, Wis. He soon became known 
througliout his county as a safe counselor and successful 
trial lawyer. In 1902 he was elected district attorney of 
Dodge County and reelected in 1904. 

During the period in which young Histing was win- 
ning his way as a lawyer in Dodge County events were 
transpiring in the State which had an important bearing 
upon his career. 

A political contest of profound significance came on in 
Wisconsin early in the nineties and continued for many 
years. It produced a deep and lasting impression on the 
life of the Commonwealth and exerted a marked influ- 
ence in many other States. It was a struggle for pro- 
gressive democracy, democracy that is always advancing 
and that never halts; it was a determined efTort, as it was 
first put fortli in the State, to bring the Government back to 
the people. It appealed strongly to Mr. Hcsting, who be- 
came active with the more progressive element of the 
Democratic Party, and was finally elected from Dodge 
County to the Wisconsin State senate in 190G. 

At that time the Democratic Parly was controlled by 
the reactionarj' element of that organization. But under 
the leadership of this self-made man and the others who 
worked with him the Democratic Party of Wisconsin 
became a progressive political party. 

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Address ok Mr. La Follette, of Wisconsin 

The great body of the progressive laws of Wisconsin 
had been enacted before Mr. Husting entered the State 
senate. But he at once became prominent in the senate 
as the leading progressive Democrat, and was especially 
active in working for legislation to protect the natural re- 
sources of the State, and to carry forward step by step in 
an intelligent way legislation to advance and improve in- 
dustrial and social conditions. 

His leadership as a i)rogressive Democrat made him 
the most available candidate of his party for the United 
Slates Senate in 1914. His great personal strength with 
the people generally who had confidence in his high pur- 
pose to serve public interest brought him such support 
among independent voters that he was elected to the 
United States Senate to succeed Hon. Isaac Stephenson for 
the term of office ending March 1, 1921. 

The election of Senator Husting to the United States 
Senate from a strong Republican Stale testifies to the re- 
spect and the trust which the people of that Common- 
wealth reposed in the man. He had served but eight years 
in the State senate, but that brief period had sufficed to 
make him known everywhere as a man of sterling in- 
tegrity, a close student of public affairs, an able debater, 
and a conscientious legislator keeidy alert and active at 
all times in the public interest. 

As a Member of the United States Senate, as in the legis- 
lature of his native State, he impressed his colleagues with 
his industry, his courage, and devotion to his convictions 
at any cost or sacrifice. 

In this body he stood squarely with the little band of 
progressive Senators who sought to secure a just system 
of taxation to support the war, voting independently on 
everj' single amendment that was offered liere to increase 
the taxes upon wealth. Those amendments were voted 
down; but, pressing on and on, he supported by speech 

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Memorial Addresses: Senator Histinc. 

and vote one after another of those aniendnieiils, because 
they were in accord witli his convictions. That was the 
spirit of the man. I'pon all economic issues uninfluenced 
by politics Senator Histing was absolutely independent 
as a legislator. 

Senator Hlsting was a free and ready speaker, an 
aggressive, able debater. In the fight on the water-power 
bill and on the coal and oil bill he at once gained recogni- 
tion as a fearless antagonist who was undaunted by the 
overwhelming odds but fought on and on to the very end 
for his convictions. 

Senator Histing found himself in a peculiar position 
when the resolution declaring war was presented to this 
body. He lived in Dodge Countj', Wis., a county where 
the local and surrounding influences were against our en- 
tering into the war. There again came out the high quali- 
ties of the man's character. He knew that he had to sac- 
rifice personal friendships; he knew that he would alien- 
ate the afl'ections of neighbors; but he followed the course 
where liis conscience pointed the way. 

Mr. President, I did not agree with Senator Husting as 
to the necessity of our engaging in the European war. 
But, sir, I recognized his right to hold and express his 
opinions at all times and under all circumstances upon 
that ;is upon ever}' other question, and I respected the 
sturdy and courageous way in which he asserted and 
maintained those opinions. Nothing could better attest 
the soundness of his conception of true democracy than 
the spirit of tolerance which he manifested during that 
period that sorely tried men whose convictions were in 
sharp conflict. He accorded to those who did not agree 
with him the same right to a free expression of opinion 
which he claimed for himself. He knew that you can 
have no real democracy where that right is denied. 



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Address of Mr. La Follette, of Wisconsin 

Senator Husting's tragic death was a great shock to the 
Senate and to the countrj'. 

When the Congress adjourned October 6, 1917, he went 
directly to his home in Wisconsin to find recreation in the 
one form which had appealed to him most strongly from 
boyhood. 

The call of the wild was in his blood. It was a part of 
his inheritance. He loved the forests, the streams, the 
thousand lakes of his native State. He was an expert 
woodsman, a trained hunter. Whenever freed from liis 
professional duties and the work imposed upon him by 
public life he always sought recreation in the wilds of 
northern Wisconsin. 

And so on this occasion after a brief visit with his aged 
parents and the other loved ones of the family, with guns 
and dogs and boat, he sought his heart's desire on one of 
liis favorite hunting excursions. He was accompanied by 
a younger brother whom Pall had trained to the skillful 
use of the gun. 

Then, without warning, the end came. It fell to his 
fate to go down under an accidental shot fired by his 
brother. 

The story of the next few hours is harrowing in the ex- 
treme. Wounded unto death, it was hours before medical 
assistance could be secured. But Senator Husting knew 
from the first that death was at hand. With marvelous 
control he gave directions as to his business affairs, liis 
first care being for those dependent upon him. And then 
he turned to meet the grim messenger with that same 
intrepid spirit that had marked his whole life. 

I attended, as did many of the Members of the Senate 
and House, the funeral services at the Husting home in 
Mayville. Thousands of his friends were present from all 
parts of tlie State, expressing by their presence the high 
esteem and tender regard of the entire Commonwealth. 

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Address of Mr. Robinson, of Arkansas 

Mr. President: There is an oriental maxim as old as 
the earliest literature: "Earnestness is the path of im- 
mortality." The truth underlying this declaration is evi- 
denced by historj-. No man of questionable sincerity 
ever ascended to great and abiding renown. The gigantic 
figures of hi.slorj-, those which tower above the level of 
mediocrity and stand as sentinels along the avenues of 
human progress, have all demonstrated earnestness in 
thought, purpose, and action. Wit and humor have their 
necessarj' and proper places in literature and speech. 
Thej' afford relief from austerity and relaxation from 
anxiety, but neither furni.shcs a secure foundation for 
permanent fame. Only they who devote themselves seri- 
ously to the important problems of life arc remembered 
with admiration by the generations following them. 

THE KEYNOTE TO MK. HISTING'S CH.\11ACTER 

Will not all who knew Mr. Histing intimately agree 
that earnestness was the keynote to his character and 
labors? As a Senator he went about the public business 
with a realization of the importance of his duties and 
responsibilities. Yet he was prompted by no exaggerated 
conception of his own capacity or obligations. He con- 
stantly kept in mind the gravity and dignity of his posi- 
tion. This characteristic made him a great legislator in 
spite of defects calculated to render him unattractive in 
appearance and unimpressive in utterance. 

A MAN OF strong CONVICTIONS 

Mr. Hlsting was a man of strong convictions. He pos- 
sessed great will power. In consequence, he formed deci- 
sive opinions on every public issue properly arising for 

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his consideration. He never hesitated, rarely remained 
long in doubt as to the course to pursue, and universally 
took a bold and emphatic stand on public questions. 

Former Speaker Cannon once said: "All important 
legislation is the result of compromise." Experience in 
Congress demonstrates that this is nearly true. It is rare, 
indeed, that the laws we pass reflect clear-cut victories 
for either contention in bitterly contested cases. There 
have, of course, been instances, many of them, no doubt, 
which constitute exceptions to the rule. Nevertheless 
legislation usually reflects a compromise. 

Senator Husting never compromised. He fought every 
legislative battle to a finish, enjoyed victory with modera- 
tion, and endured defeat with rcsignatign. An analysis 
of the legislative iiistory of the United States will demon- 
strate the overwhelming importance, the real greatness of 
this attribute of character so generally, if not universally, 
demonstrated in the public services of Mr. Husting. His 
speeches possessed a peculiar quality. They rarely 
thrilled and frequently sounded laborious, yet almost al- 
ways held attention and usually convinced. It would be 
difficult to describe the power of his utterances or to ex- 
plain fully the reason for if. The secret of his effective- 
ness as a speaker depended upon two things: First, he 
never spoke save on important subjects, and second, he 
had always clearly in mind the important and logical 
points of argument to be stated, so that, in spite of awk- 
wardness in manner and impediments in speech, his ad- 
dresses furnished information and carried conviction. 

During his service in the Senate he never took the floor 
on a trivial or unimportant subject. Only the big issues 
claimed his attention. He never minimized their impor- 
tance by frivolous discussions. 

Perhaps there remains another quality to be mentioned 
accountable in part for the undoubted influence which 

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Mr. Ik STING quickly acquired in the SenuU-. In c-vcrj' 
speech and act he demonstrated loyalty to what he he- 
lieved to be the public interest. Selfish interests often 
subconsciously influence public men. Senator Histing 
was as free from recognition of them in his i)uhlic acts 
as any man I have ever known. The old, unwritten rule 
of the Senate that new Members should preserve digni- 
fied silence of late years has been frequently disregarded. 
It seems destined to become a mere tradition. Senator 
IIr.STiNG quickly became a factor in the deliberations of 
this body. Ilis previous experience in legislation and 
his service in the State senate of Wisconsin familiarized 
him with legislative procedure and relieved him from 
the embarrassments under which inexperienced Senators 
labor. 

Mr. Hlsting took the progressive view of public ques- 
tions. He believed in and advocated the conservation of 
our natural resources with a forcefulncss which lastingly 
impressed his colleagues. In political faith he was de- 
voted to the Democratic Party. He always took advanced 
ground and received his inspiration from prospects rather 
than from precedents. 

MR. husting and THE WAR 

He was a parly man and constantly supported the ad- 
ministration both in its policies and measures. From the 
beginning of the great war through which the world has 
recently passed he was proally and anti-German. Per- 
haps birtii and racial instincts were responsible in part 
for his emphatic opposition to German propaganda. His 
colleagues will recall the frankness and fearlessness with 
which he exposed the efforts of Germany to unfairly 
secure sympathy and support for her cause by the publi- 
cation in this country of false statements and by secret 
machinations. He was of Alsatian descent. Anyone who 

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Address of Mr. Robinson, of Arkansas 

knew him and who understood his principles and nature 
would have expected him to aggressively champion at 
the first oi)portunity the cause which many here were 
slow to appreciate — the cause of the allies. His militant 
nature gave prompt and vigorous support to eveiy step 
by which our Government advanced to war and to victory. 
Mr. Husting's death was a distinct loss to the Senate 
and to the Nation. Few men who have sers'ed in the 
Senate during the present generation have more quickly 
earned recognition for scrious-mindedness and devotion 
to duty than Paul HtSTiNc. Before death called him he 
had become, notwithstanding his brief ser^'ice, a leader 
among us. We respected his ability and admired his 
courage. 



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Address or Mh. Lewis, of Illinois 

Mr. Presiulnt: I did not know Ihc rmincnt Senator who 
has just been eulogized in such fitting tenns by the dis- 
tinguished senior Senator from his State [Mr. La Follette] 
until the junior Senator, Mr. Hlsting, came into this body 
as a Member. It fell to my lot, sir, to have such confidence 
of him as a trusted fellow Member might have; my seat 
was near him; I was frequently communicated with by 
him as to matters that touched his personal interests as an 
official here in the Senate. In that manner I learned to 
know some of those characteristics as they unfolded them- 
selves in the man and which the Senator-colleague, Mr. 
La Follette, has detailed. 

We have to-day heard from the senior Senator the first 
detailed history of the early struggles and career of this 
man whose career in this body so won our admiration. 
My mind reverts to fitting lines, which recite — 

How truly that our lives 

Arc as but the twinkle of a star 
In God's eternal day. 

Obscured and dimmed by mortal clouds, 
Yet may shine bright for Him, 

And, though darkened here, shine fair 
To spheres afar. 

So let's be patient, lest we bar 
His grace and goodness. 

And wc fall supine; 
In our hands our weaknesses are, 

Our strength, oh God, in Thine. 

T\Tiere could we have had an exemplification of that 
more exquisitely proven than in the detailed account of 
this young man's life, as given us in the depiction of the 
Senator? 

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Address of Mr. Lewis, of Iixinois 



Mr. President, I was first attracted to what is called his 
courage. I live near the border of Wisconsin. I am one 
of the representatives in this body of the State of Illinois. 
It neighbors upon the splendid Commonwealth which has 
been described by the Senator from that State. I knew 
much, sir, of its inhabitants, of the political weight and 
preponderance of nationality of its people; and I was at- 
tracted to that independent courage on the part of Senator 
HusTiNG when lie faced and braved what must have been 
the political fate of any man had things not gone as they 
did. It was apparent to everyone that he was careless, 
whatever might be the fortune to himself. He must first 
consider his duty as he saw it to his countrj'. Sir, all this 
facinatcd me as I beheld in him that element of utter 
lack of all selfishness and the presence of that warm im- 
pulse of true patriotism and influence within of that 
quality of the man which sought all about him to do that 
thing which he felt was right before God and man with- 
out regard to the consequences to his private fortunes or 
political destiny. From this unfolding I watched liis 
career develop in this body in greatness of statesmanship. 
All was first demonstrated morning after morning when 
we saw by multiplied thousands and thousands these tele- 
grams coming into the body seeking to intimidate as well 
as persuade Members to a certain course of official con- 
duct on the self-defense of America. It appeared that the 
attempt was by their numerical strength and great pre- 
ponderating majority, in order to frighten toward one 
political course or obstruct them from going in another. 
Then this man from a country where he might indeed 
have paused to consider the consequences, sir, struck them 
full and fair in the face, all with a defiance that was mag- 
nificent to behold, a courage beautiful to witness, and a 
manhood too seldom seen. We saw him exemplify the 
patriot and the statesman; and we there realized, after all. 



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sir, thai if, as the distinguished Senator said, he luul been 
for a long time in an obscure existence and unknown in 
his merits he showed us how truly, in the line of tliat 
poet's couplet — 

Full many a gem of purest ray serene 
The (lark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear. 

Mr. President, it fell to me, sir, after the death or Sen- 
ator HusTi.NG to be in Wisconsin upon an errand that 
justified my going from county to county through that 
State. I heard the comments of those who had known 
him from his boyhood. I listened to the praise tliat fell 
to him for his career in the State legislature. I heard 
them speak tenderly of his poverty, and yet, as against it 
all, how he resisted any opportunity that could have en- 
riched him and would have aided some personal fortune 
to him. Despite all its temptations, he preferred his way, 
a rocky path, but in tlie light; and then I knew why it was 
that confidence was so reposed in him that everywhere 
one went he met the single verdict, " He was an honest 
official, a true friend, a worthy citizen of his State." I 
was proud, sir, to hear that regard of those who were 
close to him. 

Ordinarily, as you know, those who are close to us 
seldom see us. It is only those who view us in the per- 
spective who see us correctly. Intimacies breed either 
exaggerations in our praise on the one hand or great in- 
justices of criticisms on the other. Seldom do we see 
where one thrown so closely with his own neighbors could 
have been so justly measured, so fairly appraised, and 
upon whom so true a judgment could have been pro- 
nounced. 

In tliis body, sir, his inclination along certain lines dis- 
closed him particularly fitted in those things that protected 
his people against the ravages of institutions that combine 
too frequently to pillage public communities in the name 

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Address of Mr. Lewis, of Illinois 



of public welfare. He was not deceived in the efforts to 
seize the power of the different States in the form of 
water conservation and convert it to private welfare, that 
it might enrich the pockets of those who were as deficient 
in patriotism as they were wanting in honesty; and, in- 
deed, sir, we caught the other glimpse of that long career 
on the part of this young gentleman, up to the later days 
of his life, in behalf of the thing he felt right toward his 
neighbor and to his fellow man. It was these, sir, that 
drew me to him; these, sir, that gained to him my con- 
fidence, and I trust, in part, contributed some of the rea- 
sons of his confidence in me. 

He passed away at that sudden moment described by 
the Senators. It was when in liis holiday, when he had 
gone to the woods, where he could worship in the temple 
of nature, amidst the angels of her flowers, amidst the 
giants of her trees, he fell, in sudden shock, at the hand 
of his own brother. 

What a tragic suggestion that brings to us! We are 
inclined, Mr. President, to feel such to be a great and inde- 
scribable catastrophe; and yet 1 wonder, sir, if we can not 
indulge this thought: That nature has her way of paying 
her debt to her cliildrcn and of attracting attention to the 
event that shows the tribute paid. When you have seen 
the sunlight upon a mountain peak, sir, your eyes are 
drawn to it in the glow and gloiy of all its beauty and we 
break into rapture of praise; but when the evening comes, 
sir, and the solemn shades befall it, we seldom turn to 
note it again. It is wrapped in gloom. It is dark and lost 
to view. Sir, the sun and radiance of the highest touch 
of his career fell upon him, and just as it glowed upon him 
with a radiance that a star lights a promontory' he was 
stricken, and from this high moment passed on, but left 
to his people the reflection of all that he meant to them — 
a life of light that leads and duty performed that en- 
nobled. 



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Memorlkl Addresses: Senator Hlsting 

Sir, I do iu)l know if he professed any creed or rciiyion; 
but as I watched his course liere, and heard it spoken of 
in the land wliere they knew him best, my mind reverts to 
the legend which justly embalms Pail Hlsting. 

You remember that Sir John Lubbock leaves us what he 
calls his celestial dream. He dreamed he had died, and he 
was at the gates of heaven when Peter, the gatekeeper, 
summoned a vigil to investigate the applicant for en- 
trance. The sentinel asked, "Who are you?" He said: 
"I am John Lubbock." "And what brings you here? 
What is your religion and your church?" "I have no 
church. I have tried to do my duty to men. I have given 
bread to the hungry; I have given water to the tliirsty; I 
have lifted the fallen; I have listened to a widow's wail, 
and heard the cry of a child and hushed both by my 
service." " Ah, yes," says the vigil, " well, and you have 
no church " — and Lubbock looked beyond, and there be- 
neath the gleaming cross sat the sainted Catholic, and by 
the crystal fount was the Baptist, and where the celestial 
choir was singing was the Methodist; and the sentinel said, 
"Which of these do you choose?" And he said, " I am 
of neither house"; when the Master, hearing this, came 
out and said: " Ah, Sir John, we have up here heard much 
of you. Come you in, sir, and sit down wherever you 
please." 

To such a man as this man. Pail Hlsting, let us believe, 
the great Master's voice at last said: "Come in, and, by 
the merits of the life you lived, sit you down wherever you 
please." 



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Address of Mr. Walsh, of Montana 

Mr. President: Owing to the accident of my birth in 
the State of which the late Senator Husting was likewise 
a native, and which he was chosen in part to represent 
in this body, an intimacy quite close sprang up between 
us very speedily after his entry upon the discharge of 
his oflicial duties here. Nature had not been partial to 
him either in respect to his physical make-up or his vocal 
equipment. I have often had occasion to note, Mr. Presi- 
dent, what advantage accrues to a man in public dis- 
cussion who has a commanding stature, a well-propor- 
tioned frame, a sonorous and inclliriuous voice. 

Senator Husting had no such meretricious aids. The 
impression he made on his first appearance was distinctly 
disappointing, but he verj' speedily dispelled any idea 
that he did not measure up fully inlollectually to the re- 
quirements of the high olTice to which he had been called, 
and before his tragic and lamentable death he had estab- 
lished a reputation among his colleagues and through 
the countrj' for industry and intelligence, for courage and 
sagacity. 

Some men are gifted with a pleasing personality, facil- 
ity in graceful speech, through the aid of which they 
quickly ingratiate themselves with strangers. Those 
whose talents and attainments are solid rather than 
showj' are ordinarily compelled to travel a longer road 
to popular favor. The career of Senator Husting in this 
body was brief, and it could scarcely be said that it was 
brilliant, and yet, Mr. President, brief as it was, his ster- 
ling worth came to be so generally recognized that not a 
few Senators went to him for counsel as to how to vote 
when suddenly summoned to the Chamber from their 

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Mi;M()iti\i. Ai)i)Ui;ssi;s: Si;N\'r()H lli siin(. 

work upon committees or from other duties which had 
prevented them from following the course of the pro- 
ceedings or attending to the merits of the debate. 

He never permitted his judgment upon any measure to 
be influenced by considerations of personal friendship 
for its supporters, and he never yielded to importunities, 
however strong they might be, that did not wholly con- 
vince him of the error of his position. 

He has an item of service to his credit that has riclily 
earned for him the gratitude of his countrj*. His sagacious 
mind enabled him to perceive that what was generally ac- 
cepted as a more or less spontaneous expression of popu- 
lar opinion — the outgrowth of the humanitarian impulses 
and peace-loving disposition of our people — was, in fact, a 
corrupt and sinister propaganda through which Germany 
attempted to wheedle America into inaction while she 
overwhelmed Europe and subverted the liberties of the 
world. With a courage and relentlessness which shall re- 
main as one of the proud traditions of the Senate, and 
with a fullness of detail and an amplitude of proof that 
dispelled doubt and defied denial, he exposed to public 
view the ugly hydra-headed thing that sickened and 
died when brought to the light of day. 

By common consent his speech in support of the resolu- 
tion in favor of a declaration of war against the Kaiser's 
Government was the greatest delivered on that momen- 
tous occasion. It was a ringing appeal to all citizens 
to be Americans and Americans only, and contributed 
much, no doubt, to the remarkable unanimity of senti- 
ment with wliich the historic contest was prosecuted by 
the great Rejjublic of the western world. 

I admired Senator Hlsting living; I revere his memorj' 
dead. 



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Address of Mr. Ashurst, of Arizona 

Mr. President: Paul O. Husting, whose tragic and un- 
timely death the Nation mourns, came to the Senate prac- 
tically a stranger. Although possessed of strong and 
capacious brain, in it there had been lit no lamp of genius; 
he was not ambitious for fame; he was not wealthy; he 
had no capacity for political intrigue; he never set the 
stage for brilliant appearances, and yet with a sersice of 
less than two years in this Senate, where new recruits arc 
weighed and measured by no common nor easy standard, 
he earned — and justly earned — an enviable distinction 
as a capable legislator, a stout defender of civil liberty; 
and when the mysterious finger of silence touched him 
there was felt throughout the length and breadth of our 
land the realization that a statesman upon whom the 
people could depend to advance the cause of truth and 
justice had passed from their national council. 

The Senator who essays to take a leading part in the 
debates here must be prepared at any moment to stand up 
to his antagonists, to receive blows as well as to deliver 
them. It is a test which no man can escape. Senator 
Husting in full measure met this highest test. His method 
in debate was to ignore trivial annoyances, but to destroy, 
not merely injure and weaken, the argument of his oppo- 
nent. He was planetary, not meteoric. He " scorned de- 
lights and lived laborious days." He believed that neither 
the bird of beautiful plumage, nor the sweet songster, nor 
the chattering magpie, nor yet the turtledove, but the 
eagle, with eye that never winks and wing that never 
tires, was our national emblem. He was the grim and 
unrelenting foe of anarchy, sabotage, syndicalism, and 
communism, and with audacious boldness he smote those 

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Memori.\l Addresses: Senator Husting 

unclean hosts of crime and ignuruiice who with red ban- 
ners and lying sjinbols assaulted the citadels of Ameri- 
can liberty. 

Though he lacked the golden romance of the warrior priest in 

mail 
Who upon a silken palfrey went a questing for the grail, 
Yet the soul of modern knighthood devised him on her forge 
For the Eagle and the Lily and the Lion of Si. George. 

The world is filled with countless and interlacing fila- 
ments of influence which spread from one individual to 
another. No man can separate himself from the influence 
he leaves behind him. The voices of the dead arc these 
influences that speak to us. The grave may close over a 
man; he may descend into dreamless dust; green grass 
and brave red roses may heal the scar made by his descent 
into the earth; he may sink deeper than plummet ever 
sounded into the airless meadows of the ocean, and levia- 
than may heave the billows above him, but tliere lives on 
this interlacing filament of his influence which he spread 
in his life. 

It may be, and usually happens, that the sphere of indi- 
vidual action was circumscribed and meager, but his in- 
fluence none the less operates. 

The sun sets behind the western hills, but " by the 
bright track of his fierj' car gives token of a goodly day 
to-morrow." 

Senator Hlsting's earthly labors are over, but his 
career sheds an encouraging light to the struggling boys 
of to-morrow. Although he is now invisible to mortal 
ej'Cs, such a life as his leaves behind an influence tliat will 
never die. 

Many public men of large abilitj', industry, and true 
physical courage who do not shrink from extreme bodily 
danger frequently quail before an op[)osing multitude for 
fear, doubtless, that their suggestions may be ridiculed, 



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Address of Mr. Ashurst, of Arizona 



llu'ir prestige injured, their pride humbled, or that they 
may perchance find themselves in the minoritj' at the next 
ensuing election. It is unfair to characterize such men 
as cowards. They suffer poignant mental anguish and, 
like the severed flax, they fall asunder at the touch of fire. 
They lack an abundantly filled reservoir of moral cour- 
age, which is one of the noblest attributes that adorns the 
sons of men. 

So, Mr. President, when we ask how came about the 
phenomenal rise of Paul 0. Husting from obscuritj'; 
when we seek to know why his loss was so keenly felt by 
the American people, we recall that Bulwer-Lytton, in his 
Richelieu's Vindication, says: 

I found France rent asunder, 
The rich men despots and the poor banditti; 
Sloth in the mart and schism within the temple; 
Brawls festering to rebellion, and weak laws 
Rotting away with rust in antique sheaths. 
I have re-created France; and, from the ashes 
Of the old feudal and decrepit carcass. 
Civilization, on her luminous wings 
Soars, phoenix-like, to Jove I What was my art? 
" Genius," some say; some, " Fortune "; " Witchcraft," some. 
Not so; my art was Justice. 



The art of Pall O. Husting was courage. 



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Address of Mr. Gronna, of North Dakota 

Mr. President: Mj- acquaintance with Senator Histing 
was of short duration. I shall, therefore, not attempt to 
give a detailed account of his exceptional qualities which, 
I understand, characterized him in his eaily life, nor shall 
I attempt to portray any of the splendid achievements 
which he accomplished, beginning with his early entrance 
into political life. I am glad, however, to have the oppor- 
tunity of briefly testifying to his splendid ability and high 
character during his service in this body. His early life's 
career has been beautifully portrayed by some of his 
more intimate and closer friends, by those who had the 
privilege of knowing him from his birth to his untimely 
death. 

I had the privilege of serving with Senator Histing for 
only a short time in this body. I ser\ed with him on some 
of the committees. I served with him upon the Commit- 
tee on Indian Affairs, and in the discharge of his duties 
as a member of that committee he demonstrated with 
marked ability his genuine sympathy for humanity as 
well as a clear vision for constructive legislation which 
always would result in a full measure of the greatest good 
to the greatest number. 

Senator Hcsting was an able debater and a forceful 
speaker. He was a unique figure of the real courageous, 
progressive tv'pc. His trials in early life seem to have 
imbued him with kindness and with sympathy, and he 
lived and devoted his great ability to the welfare of his 
people. 

He was a Democrat in soul and spirit as well as in 
name, because he was an advocate of democracy or gov- 
ernment by the people. He was loyal to his party, but 

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Address of Mr. Gronna, of North Dakota 

more profoundly inlfrosltd in (lie wtllarf of llif general 
public. He was of a peculiar type, symbolizing simplicity 
and genuineness. He bore the earmarks of an early 
training in State affairs, and, representing a constituency 
like that of Wisconsin, it was inevitable that his political 
tendencies should be along progressive lines. 

As a member of the Committee on Indian Affairs Sena- 
tor HusTiNG took an active part in dealing with the af- 
fairs of the Indians. He held very decided views with 
reference to Indian property and the conservation of the 
natural resources on Indian lands. He was firm in his 
convictions that the lands, as well as the other natural 
resources, should be used for the benefit of the Indians; 
and he was much opposed to the exploitation of Indian 
property by the while man, and very often sharply criti- 
cized the mismanagement of Indian affairs by those who 
have been and are the custodians of the Indians' property. 

Senator Husting had firm opinions with reference to 
the development of water power, both on and off Indian 
lands. He believed in the doctrine that the natural re- 
sources should be retained by the Government for the use 
of all the people rather than the exploitation of them by 
a few men. 

Although a new Member of the United States Senate, he 
was recognized as a man of ability and character. Dur- 
ing the short time he served in the Senate he won for him- 
self an enviable record, and he had the confidence of all 
who learned to know him. I believe I can truthfully say 
that he had the confidence of the entire membership of 
this body. He was held in high esteem by all those who 
knew him best 

I might go on and amplify on the character, the virtues, 
and the courage of Paul O. Husting, but it is not neces- 
sary. The history of this man, the story of his life, of his 
devotion to his duties to his country, of love and devotion 

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Memorial AnnRF.ssKs: Senator Histing 

to his family, will remain as the most lasting monument 
to his memory. 

Mr. President, liis untimely death was a shock to the 
membership of this body, to the people of the great State 
of Wisconsin, and to the entire countrj-. 

In company with other Senators, I attended the funeral 
of Senator Husting. Naturally, it was a most sad event, 
due to liis tragic and untimely death. The bereavement to 
his aged parents, to his brothers, sisters, and other nu- 
merous friends seemed almost unbearable; but in those 
clouds of sorrow there was a rift manifesting brightness 
and comfort; back of those clouds could be seen the beau- 
tiful life of Paul O. Hlsting, and although his body was 
now to be consigned to the grave his soul was still living; 
the character of his beautiful life was visible upon the 
horizon; his friends and those who loved liim most could 
see before them the sympathetic heart, his high character, 
and the virtues of his life, so that in death as in life the 
noble spirit of his own soul, his sympathy, his deeds, and 
his life work seemed now, like it always had, the real hope 
of solace and relief. 



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Address of Mr. Thomas, of Colorado 

Mr. President: Paul O. Husting, born in 1866, clerk, 
laborer, lawj-er, State attorney. State senator, and Senator 
of the United States, died in 1917 at the vigorous age of 
51 years. Such in brief epitome is tlie career of a typical 
self-made American; of a man born under American 
institutions, early perceiving the opportunities they made 
possible to all able to take advantage of and to improve 
them; and crowding into a busy life, like a well-staged 
drama, a series of successes crowned with the attainment 
of a seat in this exalted body bestowed by a constituency 
whose political majorities had been almost uniformly 
adverse to the fortunes of the political party to which he 
belonged. Here, surely, is an answer to tlie discontent 
and criticism which proclaims that America is no longer 
a land of preferment, and that the door of opportunity 
has been shut in the faces of the poor and deserving. 
Here, surelj', is full illustration of the great truth that 
under the shield of the great Republic the race is still 
to the man of resolution, of character, and of effort; 
that merit will win its rewards and moral courage 
its victories; that our people appreciate self-effort and 
make tribute to private integrity and political virtue. 
For this young man, the descendant of emigrants 
seeking fairer skies and better lands and freer govern- 
ments, born in obscurity, reared in poverty, and circum- 
scribed by their limitations, slowly, painfully but surely 
met difficulty and surmounted it, encountered obstacles 
and overcame them, measured his lance with adversities 
and overthrew them. Undaunted by a forbidding envi- 
ronment and undiscouraged by the keen rivalries of a 

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Mi:m()Iual Addklsses : Sknatoh Hi .stin(. 

competing world, he inadf a fulcrum for the lever of his 
purpose and lifted all hindrances impeding his pathway 
until his people, perceiving his worth and proud of his 
successes, commissioned him to vote and speak for them 
in the Capitol of tlie Nation. 

Here the Senator's career, though tragically brief, fully 
vindicated their confidence and affection. He was trans- 
parently, obstinately honest, and never hesitated to speak 
and act upon his convictions. They may have been and, 
I tliink, somelinu's were erratic, but they were his own, 
and right manfully he maintained them. 

He came to tliis forum in the midst of a great European 
war which we were with difliculty seeking to avoid, while 
the struggle of the combatants was constantly interfering 
with, sometimes infringing upon, our rights or our natural 
interests. Sentiment was divided between the contend- 
ing belligerents, and Senator Hlsting, representing a com- 
posite population, was more than once appealed to by 
some of his constituency to utilize the opportunities of liis 
great otTice in behalf of one of the combatants. This he 
refused to do. But he was not content with refusal. 
From his seat he gave the great public tlie details of one 
of these appeals, demonstrated its conceited nature, ex- 
posed its origin and purpose, and proclaimed his devotion 
to America over all, to the land of his birth, to his countrj- 
against the world. His voice was as that of one speaking 
willi authority, his words the i)urificr of an afmosjilierc 
then altogether overchargtd with hesitancy, with timid- 
ity, and with a spineless pendulosity characteristic of men 
in high position more concerned with retaining their seats 
than with proclaiming their convictions. Had Senator 
Hlsting done nothing more than lliis while a Member of 
the Senate he would have done enough and more tovindi- 
cate the wisdom of the State of Wisconsin in choosing 
him as one of its delegates to the National Capital. 

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Address of Mr. Thomas, of Color.\do 

One beautiful morning in October, 1917, by tbe Pacific 
seaside at Miramar, in California, slowly recovering from 
a serious malady, I saw in the headlines of a San Fran- 
cisco paper that Senator Hfsting had been accidentally 
shot and killed the daj' before. I read the details, which 
shocked me beyond expression. When 1 left Washington 
during the previous July, uncertain whether I should ever 
return, 1 thought of many of my associates, wondering, 
perchance, if some of tliem who had reached their three- 
score and ten would be here to welcome me should I by 
good fortune recover and resume mj' public duties. I 
gave not even a passing thought to tlie j'oung and stalwart 
ones like the junior Senator from Wisconsin, who seemed 
immune from tlie vicissitudes of life and death. Yet he 
was the first to go; not only that, but, save Senator New- 
lands, the only face 1 missed in this Chamber when in 
January I resumed my seat. And only then did I learn 
all the details of his tragic fate. It is not too much to say 
that, coming at the time, liis death was a national calamity. 

Had his career been uninterrupted we know what it 
would have been by the features revealed in its unfinished 
proportions. Like the broken fragment of a Ciiecian 
statue, it suggests to the eye a vision of the genius which 
designed it and to the heart a sense of what the world 
lost when the exquisite figure was broken into fragments. 



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AonREss OF Mn. Lenroot, of Wisconsin 

Mr. President. In Iho roll of names of men who have 
occupied seats in this Chamber will be found great pa- 
triots and statesmen who will always live in tiie history 
of this Republic. Great crises have always produced great 
characters, and when the historj' of this world war shall 
be finally written the name of Paul Husting will always 
receive honorable mention. 

Wisconsin is normally a Republican State by from fifty 
to one hundred thousand majority, but in 191 1 Paul Hust- 
ing, a Democrat, was elected to a seal in this body. He 
had made an enviable record in the State senate in cham- 
pioning progressive legislation. He was a hard worker 
and an able debater there, and his experience thus gained 
was of great value to him in his work here. In this larger 
field he had the same aims and jjurposes as he had in 
State matters, and he was early recognized as a staunch 
supporter of progressive legislation here. One of his as- 
signments was the Committee on Public Lands, and he 
took a deep interest in all legislation concerning our 
natural resources. Upon two great measures, which have 
been before Congress for many years and are still pend- 
ing — the mineral leasing and water-power bills — he did a 
tremendous amount of work and took a ven- active part 
in the debate upon them in the Senate. He was rapidly 
making a national reputation in these matters, but it was 
in the events leading up to and following our enti"}' into 
the war lliat he rose to his true greatness. Most of his 
colleagues from Wisconsin differed with him in these mat- 
ters. It seemed at one time as if tlu" people of Wisconsin 
difTered with him, l)ut wilii deep conviction as to the rigiit 
course to pursue he unhesitatingly and imfalteringly fol- 

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Address of Mr. Lenroot, of Wisconsin 

lowed it. He would not condemn his colleagues who dif- 
fered with him; he assumed that they were conscientious 
in their position as he was in his. He chose rather to 
argue the strength of his own position than denounce 
those who did not agree with him. Tliis is illustrated by 
an incident shortly before our declaration of war was 
made. A great loyalty meeting was to be held in the city 
of Milwaukee. He and I had been invited to address that 
meeting. We discussed the matter and agreed that w^e 
would attend upon condition that it be an occasion for 
affirmatively demonstrating (he loyally of Wisconsin but 
not for denouncing our colleagues who differed with us. 
We both accepted the invitation upon this condition, and 
an audience of 7,500 as patriotic citizens as ever breathed 
the air of freedom cheered Senator Ulsting and the other 
speakers to the echo, and he then made one of the truly 
great speeches of our time. Senator Husting lived in a 
county which before our declaration of war was largely 
pro-German in its sympathies. For a time many of his 
closest friends differed with him, but none failed to re- 
spect him, and, although he lived but a few months after 
our entrance into the war, at the time of his death he 
knew not only that he was right but also had the support 
of an overwhelming majority of the people of the State. 

Mr. President, courage is not a very rare thing, ability is 
not a very rare thing, vision is not a verj' rare thing, but 
it is not often' that we find all these qualities combined in 
one man as they were in Senator Husting. He had the 
courage, he had the ability, he had the vision, and for it 
the country will forever be grateful. Speaking upon the 
war resolution, he said : 

Vital matters. and principles that every true American holds 
dear arc involved in the consideration of this resolution. Our 
honor, our rights, tlie lives of our citizens, our national safety, 
our sovereignty, yes, democracy itself is at stake. The perpetu- 

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MiOMoHiAi. Addhi.ssrs: Sknatoh HrsTiNC. 

ation of this country and its institutions is the most important 
thing in the world to us, to the people of the whole world, and 
to posterity. Our Government is an experiment destined to prove 
whether or not men are capable of self-government. The perma- 
nent success of this experiment means the eventual emancipa- 
tion of all mankind; its failure spells the doom of freedom 
everywhere. 

Senator Husting was a Democrat, but Republicans of 
Wisconsin forgot that and thought of him only as an 
American. The entire State mourned over his death. His 
friends were of everj' party and ever)' creed. His ster- 
ling patriotism, in a most critical hour of our Republic, 
will long be remembered. In liis death the State of Wis- 
consin, this body, and the country suffered a loss which 
can not be measured. He was one of the Nation's great 
men. 

Mr. Watson. Mr. President, in accordance with ar- 
rangements heretofore made, I now move that, as a fur- 
ther mark of respect to the memorj' of the deceased 
Senator and Representatives, the Senate take a recess 
until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 

The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at 3 
o'clock and 40 minutes p. m., Sunday, March 2) the Senate 
took a recess until to-morrow, Monday, March 3, 1919, at 
10 o'clock a. m. 



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Proceedings in the House of Representatives 

Monday, December 3, 1917. 
A message from the Senate, by Mr. Waldorf, its enroll- 
ing clerk, announced that the Senate had passed the fol- 
lowing resolution : 

Resolved, That a cominiltee consisting of two Senators be ap- 
pointed to join such committee as may be appointed by the 
House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the 
United States and inform him that a quorum of each House is 
assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any communi- 
cation he may be pleased to make. 

And that, in compliance of the foregoing resolution, the 
Vice President had appointed as said committee Mr. Mar- 
tin and Mr. Gallinger. 

Also the following resolution: 

Resolved, That the Secretary inform the House of Representa- 
tives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled and that the Senate 
is ready to proceed to business. 

Also the following resolutions: 

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow of 
the death of the Hon. Paul 0. Husting, late a Senator from the 
State of Wisconsin. 

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to 
the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the 
family of the deceased. 

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of 
the deceased the Senate do now adjourn. 

Monday, February 3, 1919. 

Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker 

The Speaker. For what purpose does the gentleman 
rise? 

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Memorial Addresses: Senator Husting 

Mr. Cooi'EH of Wisconsin. I move that Sunday, February 
23, be set aside as a day for tbe delivery of addresses on 
Ihe life, character, and public services of the late Senator 
Paul Husting, of Wisconsin. 

The Speaker. The gentleman from Wisconsin asks 
unanimous consent that Sunday, February 23, 1919, be 
set apart for eulogies on Senator Hi sting. Is there objec- 
tion? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. 

Friday, Febnianj 21, 1919. 

The Speaker. Before beginning that the Chair desig- 
nates the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Sherlcy] to pre- 
side next Sunday, and when they come to eulogies on the 
Senator from W^isconsin the Chair will ask the gentleman 
from Kentucky to invite Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin to pre- 
side, and when they come to the Senator from New Jersey 
to invite Mr. Eagan to preside. 

Mr. M.\NN. Is next Sunday set aside for eulogies? 

The Speaker. Next Sunday is set aside for eulogies upon 
three. 

SiNDAY, February 23, 1019. 

The House met at 11 o'clock a. m. and was called to 
order by Mr. Sherlcy as Speaker pro tempore. 

The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the 
following prav'er: 

Thou Great Father Soul, in whom we live and move 
and have our being, we bless Thee for the deep moral and 
spiritual excellence resident in the heart of man, which 
moves him to deeds of self-sacrifice in behalf of others, 
liberty, truth, riglil, justice, which excite in his fellows ad- 
miration, gratitude, j)raise. 

We are here to-day in memory of three men who died 
in the harness, striving for the betterment of the American 
citizen, as Senators of the National Congress. Long may 
their works live in the heart of the true American to in- 

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spire those who shall come after them, that the American 
institutions may live an ensample to all mankind. 

Comfort, we beseech Thee, all to whom they were near- 
est and dearest, by the angels of faith, hope, love, in the 
overruling providence of the living God, who hath decreed 
that life is stronger than death and love shall never die. 

"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, 
believe also in me." 

"In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were 
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place 
for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will 
come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I 
am, there ye may be also." 

Amen. 

Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin took the chair as Speaker pro 
tempore. 

The Speaker pro tempore. The Clerk will report the 
special order. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

On motion of Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin, by unanimous consent, 
Ordered, Tliat Sunday, February 23, 1919, be set apart for ad- 
dresses upon the life, ctiaracter, and public services of Hon. Paul 
O. HusTiNG, late a Senator from the State of Wisconsin. 

The Clerk read the following resolutions: 

Resolved, That the business of the House be now suspended 
that opportunity may be given for tributes to tlie memory of Hon. 
Paul O. Husting, late a Senator of the United States from the 
State of Wisconsin. 

Resolved, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory 
of the deceased, and in recognition of his distinguished public 
career, the House, at the conclusion of the exercises of this day, 
shall stand adjourned. 

Resolved, That tlic Clerk communicate these resolutions to the 
Senate. 

Resolved, That the Clerk send a copy of these resolutions to 
the family of the deceased. 

The resolutions were agreed to. 



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MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 



Address of Mr. Voigt, of Wisconsin 

Mr. Speaker: We are gathered here to-day to pay trib- 
ute to the memory of one who rose from humble begin- 
nings to the high place of a United States Senator, Pail 
0. Hlsting. Altliough Senator Hlsting was a resident of 
my district, it was my misfortune not to have had an 
intimate acquaintance with him, and I therefore can not 
speak of him with the same authority as my colleagues 
present here, who knew him long and well. I must speak 
of Senator Hlsting more as one who draws his informa- 
tion from a book which is open to everyone rather than 
one who gets it from close personal contact and friend- 
ship. 

The one leading thought which forces itself upon me 
when I contemplate Senator Husting's career is that in 
this great and glorious Republic a man may achieve prac- 
tically anything he aspires to if he is willing to pay the 
price in preparation and perseverance. He may step 
from the hovel to the palace, from the plow to the Presi- 
dency. We do not ask who were his ancestors, or 
whether blue blood flows in his veins; we make no arti- 
ficial distinctions. There are but two qualifications that 
we recognize — ability and character. 

Senator Husting was a self-made man. He was born at 
Fond du Lac, Wis., on April 25, 1866, and on his mother's 
side was a grandson of Solomon Juneau, founder of the 
city of Milwaukee and one of the romantic figures of 
Wisconsin. He was denied the advantages of a college 
or even a high-school education. At 16 years of age we 

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fiiul liiiii working as clerk in a general store at Mayville, 
Wis., which place was to become his permanent home, 
lie became in turn assistant postmaster, railway mail 
clerk, and clerk in the ofBce of the secretary of state. All 
these positions gave him an education in the great school 
of e.xpcricnce. He studied law in the office of a brother- 
in-law and also attended the university law school a short 
period. To illustrate his perseverance, let me quote what 
he is reported to have said of his early career: 

I had only one book — a law dictionary — and little money. I 
could not make the headway I wanted this way, so I returned to 
Mayville. My brother-in-law, C. W. Lamcreux, and Frank Law- 
rence were law partners. I told them I would collect accounts 
and bills due if they would allow mc to study In their law library. 
.\t the end of a year — I still had but the one book — Lamereux and 
myself entered into a partnership which continued for 14 years — 
until he was elected a judge. 

In 1902 and 1904 the Senator was elected district attor- 
ney of his home county. In 1906 he was elected State 
senator and reelected in 1910. He rose to prominence in 
the legislature almost immediately. He stood for the 
rights of tlie people and won fame in advocating and 
fighting for legislation for the preservation of the State's 
natural resources, income-lax legislation, and other meas- 
ures of vital interest. It was only natural that with his 
ability and gift for leadership his party should single 
him out for its highest honors, and accordingly the Demo- 
crats in 191 1 nominated him for United States Senator to 
succeed the late Isaac Stephenson. .Mthough Wisconsin 
is ordinarily a safe Republican State, after a spirited 
contest Senator Hu-sting was elected by a narrow margin. 

The Senator was a man of the people in every sense 
of the word. He was entirely free from affectation. In- 
deed, to his democratic manners he owed much of his 



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Address of Mr. Voigt, of Wisconsin 

success. Anyone could approach him, and he met the 
man in overalls with the same cordiality as those of 
wealth and fame. He possessed tliat absolute simplicity 
which is always the accompaniment of true greatness. 

Senator Hustinc. had a fondness for outdoor life. His 
friends tell me that he was never so happy as when he 
could disconnect himself from the toils and troubles of 
the world and with a few chosen friends could go on a 
hunting or fishing trip. His passion for life in the open 
cost him his life, as he met with a fatal accident on Octo- 
ber 21, 1917, while on a hunting expedition. Not only the 
State of Wisconsin but the whole Nation was shocked to 
hear of the Senator's tragic death. The funeral in his 
home city of Mayville was participated in by practically 
everj' man, woman, and child, and there were men from 
all parts of the State and beyond to show their affection 
and respect. 

The career of Senator Hustino .should be an inspiration 
to everj' American boy, and especially a poor boy. It 
proves that in this country a young man may attain fame 
and fortune if he will apply himself. There are no bar- 
riers which can not be overcome by reasonable intelli- 
gence and grit May his example inspire others, and may 
the opportunities for achievement always remain open to 
the young men of the country as they were open to and 
seized upon by our deceased Senator. 

Mr. Spe.\ker, I ask unanimous consent to have incorpo- 
rated in the proceedings of this day a eulogy delivered by 
Circuit Judge Martin Lueck, of Wisconsin, at the funeral 
of Senator Husting. 

The Speaker pro tempore. The gentleman from Wis- 
consin asks unanimous consent to print in the proceedings 
the culogj' delivered by Judge Lueck. Is there objection? 

There was no objection. 

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Memorial Addresses: Senatok Histing 

The eulogy is as follows; 

Ellogy Delivered by Cikclit Judge Martin L. Lueck, of Wis- 
consin, AT THE Funeral of Senator Hlsting at Mawille, 
Wis., October 24, 1917. 

The grim reaper never gathers in anyone, no matter what may 
be his age or condition, without leaving behind some relative or 
friend to lament his departure, but the feelings aroused by death 
are as varied as the circumstances under which it occurs. WTien 
a person dies after mortal illness has long preyed upon his vitals, 
death is regarded as an angel of mercy, a friendly hand that leads 
from this valley of shadows and tears to the blessings of an ever- 
lasting abiding place. If it be one whose whitened locks, dimmed 
eyes, and stiffened joints inform us that his " race is run," we 
are prepared for his death; his departure is accepted as the natu- 
ral consummation of his earthly career; and if he has " fought a 
good fight and kept the faith " the sorrows of the parting are 
mingled with the joys of victory achieved and duty finished. 
Wlien the summons comes to the child before the duties of life 
begin, we console ourselves with the reflection that pain, suffer- 
ing, sorrow, and labor have been spared it. But in the sudden 
call of the .Master to a man in the prime of life, in the very morn- 
ing of usefulness, with what seems to be a bright and beckoning 
future, full of reward, with unsatisfied desires and opportunities 
for service, nothing but a faith unquestioned and profound can 
find anything to dry the tears or relieve the suffering. The visi- 
tation of death to one in the roseate hours of hope and promise 
passes our understanding, disappoints our fondest expectations, 
and shocks our most loving hopes. However, inquiry as to why 
cherished ties are thus sundered is useless, because it is not for 
us to say when the proper time has come to die. It is but an 
example of the uncertainty of life, and reminds us that — 

" Death takes us unawares 

And stays opr hurrying feet, 
The great design unfinished lies, 
Our lives are incomplete." 

We have gathered here, tilled with emotions of sadness, to pay 
our last tributes of love and respect to one whose tragic end has 
covered an entire community, a whole State, with gloom, shocked 



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ElLOGY IJY JlDGE LlECK. OF WISCONSIN 

this great Nation, and brought forth spontaneous and widespread 
expressions of deep sorrow and regret at his untimely death. 
The sad privilege has come to me of giving public utterance to 
the sentiments of sorrow, affection, and esteem that throb in the 
hearts of myriads of friends and admirers of Senator Pal'l 0. 
HvsTiNG in this sad hour. But what shall I say? What can I 
say? How can language which, at its best and when skillfully 
employed is but an imperfect instrument for the conveyance of 
thought, describe with any degree of accuracy the emotions that 
overwhelm us? I was stunned by the unexpected news of his 
([uick response to the swift messenger that bore him the summons 
to quit this earthly existence, and have been unable to calm my- 
self. When I was first told of his death my reply was the com- 
mon one: "It can not be; it can not be." His rugged nature, his 
buoyant spirit, everything, pointed to a long, useful, and success- 
ful career. Even now it all seems too impossible to be true. But 
this coflin, as it holds the cold and lifeless form of him who once 
was all life and action, loving his family and adored by them, 
honored by hosts of admirers and friends, reminds us that he, 
too, had to bow to the Divine decree; and although it leaves the 
bitterest cup of grief for the father and mother, the sister and 
brothers, universal experience is again confirmed that death has 
no season and no time. 

" Leaves have their Lime to fall, 
.\nd flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, 

And stars to set; but all, 
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!" 

Senator Hl'sting was my friend; he was the friend of thou- 
sands in this county and of multitudes in the State and Nation. 
An acquaintance formed between us in early life soon ripened 
into a friendship which continued uninterruptedly and unbroken 
to the day of his death. It is not a part of my purpose to speak of 
any of the incidents of that long period that was very dear to 
me. His whole life as it was thus unfolded bears witness to the 
fact that he possessed in a marked degree those sterling qualities 
that gathered men around him. His friendships were warm and 
strong. He clung to his friends with tenacity, was faithful to 
them, and attracted strong friendships to himself. There was in 
his nature so much of deep and true loyalty, so much of fidelity 
to the advancement of his friends that this is perhaps one of the 

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MkMOKIAI. AdDRKSSKS: SkNATOR UlSTlNd 

most beautiful phases of his life. Next to his family, his friends 
will miss him most. In his death I feel I have experienced a 
keen personal loss, and I join with the hosts who enjoyed his 
friendship in the full chorus of respect and affection for him: 

" Friends are in life's exchange the sterling coin. 
True tender for all the rarest forms of joy; 
The only pauper is the friendless man." 

Perhaps a brief reference to bis career as a lawyer might not 
be entirely out of place. He was generally recognized to be a 
very able lawyer. In the court room, in the trial of cases, he had 
few superiors. Lawyers who had to appear against him always 
knew that they had to deal with a formidable opponent. His 
mind was clear, active, and decisive. X splendid judge of hu- 
man nature, he was quick to discern the probable effect of every 
point as it arose upon the trial, and with almost unerring judg- 
ment and prompt decision he nut it so as to best serve the in- 
terests of his client. In his arguments he was direct, earnest, 
fearless, and convincing. Through him no client ever suffered 
for want of proper presentation of a case. 

Pall 0. IIlstino had received many honors at the hands of 
the people among whom he lived and among whom he died, and 
he never occupied a public position that was not deserved and in 
which he did not reflect credit upon himself. With all his honors 
he never assumed to elevate himself above the general level of 
the community of which he was a part. He always associated 
with all classes and was proud to keep himself constantly en- 
rolled as one of the plain people, as one of the great rank and 
file. He had a kind and generous heart and was always willing 
to divide with others and respond to the appeals of those less 
fortunate. He had that charity which assisted the needy and 
overlooked the faults of others. But with these kindly qualities 
there were combined the other more rugged characteristics of de- 
termination, self-control, and firmness, which he possessed to a 
marked extent and which were the predominant elements of his 
character. 

He was always fair, with a mind open to reason, but when 
once convinced upon any subject he became firm as adamant. 
He had convictions upon all important questions and was ready 
to defend them against all adversaries in all places and upon all 
occasions without regard to the effect upon his personal fortunes. 

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El i.ociv liv JrrniE Likck, of Wisconsin 

He was governed solely by his convictions, knew no fear, and 
never turned aside from the path of right or duty as he was given 
the light to see it. In all of his many contests, whether in the 
court room, before the people, or upon the floor of the senate of 
this State or in the United States Senate, he was an open, fair 
but fearless fighter, and in prosecuting his cause never resorted 
to subterfuge or deceitful tactics. 

It can truly be said of the departed that his life fairly illus- 
trates the great possibilities of the .\incrican youth in this coun- 
try of free institutions and equal opportunities. Starting without 
the aid of fortune, without any early advantages except such as 
arc enjoyed by boys with parents in ordinary circumstances, but 
with a resolute and resistless spirit, he forged ahead from the be- 
ginning and by force of his own ability and industry reached a 
high plane among his fellow men, occupying at the time of his 
death a public position second only to that of President of this 
great Republic. How eloquently that argues for free .\merica and 
its institutions. What an example, what an inspiration, it is to 
every American boy. His whole life, private and public, his en- 
tire career, and all the elements of his character combined to 
make him what he proved liimself to be from the time he rep- 
resented the great Stale of Wisconsin in the United States Senate, 
namely, a true American citizen, an American statesman, and 
above all an American patriot. 

He could not be otherwise than the most loyal citizen because 
he sincerely loved his country, had an abiding faith in its mis- 
sion, and a deep sympathy with its institutions. He was a states- 
man not only because he brought a high order of ability and 
talent to the discharge of his duties as Senator but because he 
took a broad view of questions and treated a public ofTice not as 
an instrument for his own aggrandizement but as a means 
through which he might serve his country and contribute in some 
degree to the well-being of his fellow citizens. His patriotism 
was of the kind that was willing to make sacrifices for the coun- 
try he loved. 

In the present crisis that hovers over the Nation, the gravest 
since the Civil War, Senator Hlsting, patriot and statesman, ad- 
hered with unwearied perseverance to the course that his convic- 
tions assured him would best safeguard the liberties and institu- 
tions of this Republic. Tried by the severest tests, he was never 
found wanting, and was to the last a steadfast and fearless advo- 

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MicMOHiAi. Ai)i)i(i:ssi:s: SiiSATOH Hi sTiNt; 

cale of a united America, the outspoken champion of a country 
uniflc-d in sentiment, united in purpose, and undivided in every- 
thing essential to intensity of action. His clarion call for unity, 
delivered in the Senate on the 4th day of April, will live to inspire 
the generations that are yet to come. 

" Let us all," he said, " stand together, united in spirit, purpose, 
and determination, and let us rise to meet the issue with the same 
faith, courage, (h'volion, and resolution that have sustained, in- 
spired, and distinguislied the American people always." 

In the midst of his greatest usefulness, at a time when be could 
not well be spared, death called him. To his country the loss is 
almost irreparable, and in the affection of the people a void is 
left that can not be filled. 

It can truthfully be said of Senator Hlsting that his home life, 
as well as his private career and public activities, was ideal. He 
died with the words on his lips that characterized his whole 
existence, " I did the best 1 knew how." A good and useful life 
actuated by noble purpose. Xo man can do better. 



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Address of Mr. Esch, of Wisconsin 

Mr. Speaker : Wisconsin has been called upon to mourn 
during this Congress the loss of two of her distinguished 
sons. Last Sunday we eulogized the life and character 
and public services of our late colleague, James H. David- 
son. To-day we eulogize the life, character, and public 
services of the late Senator Paul Oscar Husting. In the 
death of these two distinguished men our State has suf- 
fered a distinct loss. So far as their public services are 
concerned, the Nation has likewise met with a distinct 
loss. 

Senator Husting did not have a long service in the Sen- 
ate of the United States, due to his untimely death, 
caused by being accidentally shot by a brother while on 
a hunting trip on October 21, 1917. There was no relief 
immediately at hand. The heartbroken brother 'got the 
wounded Senator to a near-by famihouse as rapidly as 
po.ssibIe and summoned medical aid, but upon its arrival 
it was found that death was inevitable. 

The Senator knew that his end was near. He did not 
lose consciousness, but calmly discussed his impending 
fate, giving directions as to his funeral, insisting that it 
should be as simple as possible and be held as quickly as 
possible on account of his mother. 

Thus ended the career of Senator Husting. His life 
began in humble surroundings, as my colleague, Mr. 
Voigl, has already stated. He h;ul few advantages, but 
toiled on and got an education in the hard school of ex- 
perience. His labors as a clerk, as a railway mail clerk, 
as a clerk in the secretary' of state's office, all served as 
stepping-stones to attain his ambition to become a lawj'er. 

It was while he was acting as a clerk in the secretarj' 
of state's office at Madison that he took a course of reading 

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in law and fitted liinisclf for the bar examination. He was 
admitted to practiee law in 1895. He had little to begin 
with, no means with wliieli to purchase a library, but he 
had that which was invaluable to the success of a lawyer — 
determination and a purpo.sc to win. His career at the 
bar was eminently successful. As district attorney for 
Dodge County for two terms he gave to that office a 
splendid administration. His success commended him to 
the favorable consideration of the people of that county 
when they sought a candidate for the State senate. He 
was triumphantly elected and held that office for a period 
of eight years. I shall not speak of his experience as a 
State senator. My colleague, Mr. Browne, who was asso- 
ciated with him in the State senate, will give that in de- 
tail. Sullice it to say tiiat while he was a State senator he 
was known as a Progressive Democrat and became the 
leader of that faction in the State legislature. He was 
actuated by a desire to conserve the natural resources of 
our Stclte, and to that end fathered water-power legisla- 
tion. He was also interested in the income tax, in the 
popular election of United States Senators, and in the 
initiative and referendum, and in other matters alTecting 
the interests of our people. His career as a State senator 
was a successful career, and when in 1911 it became 
necessary to elect a successor to Senator Stephenson he 
became the candidate of the Democratic Party for that 
high office. His opponent was ex-Gov. Francis E. Mc- 
Govern, whom he defeated by a bare 1,000 majority. 
Coming to the United States Senate, in this larger forum 
he was actuated by the same high motives that actuated 
him while in the State senate. Here he sought to incor- 
porate in our national laws his views as to the conser- 
vation of our natural resources. It was here that he made 
some of his most effective speeches in connection with 
water-power bills, in connection with the coal and oil 

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Address of Mr. Esch, of Wisconsin 

leasing bills. Tliuse measures were close to his heart, and 
he gave to their consideration the utmost that was in him. 

In April, 1916, the English steamer Sussex was sunk by 
a German submarine in the English Channel. President 
Wilson sent a note of warning to the German Govern- 
ment to the efTect that tlie United States could not further 
tolerate such action on the part of Germany. Thousands 
of people in the United States feared that this note of 
warning to Germany might lead to ultimate war, and 
thousands of telegrams were showered upon Members of 
Congress, and many letters were sent. Senator Husting 
rose in the Senate and declared that the telegrams were 
evidently the result of a propaganda, and called attention 
to the similarity of the language used in the telegrams, 
and later asked that tliere should be an investigation to 
determine the source of the funds back of the propaganda. 

His bold attitude in this connection made him a na- 
tional figure and marked the beginning of his strong and 
consistent support of America as against propaganda of 
any class, sect, or creed which sought to weaken the 
hands of the Government. In maintaining this attitude 
he knew that he was running counter to the views of 
thousands of citizens of Wisconsin and of the United 
States, and he received much criticism. But it was char- 
acteristic of the man that notwithstanding this criticism 
he held to his course until death took him from the scene 
of his activities. 

Upon his death there were many messages of condo- 
lence received from people, high and low, from all parts 
of the United States. Among these was a message sent to 
the Senator's mother by President Wilson, as follows : 

Your son's death has come to me as a great personal grief. He 
was one of the most conscientious public servants I have ever 
known and had entered upon a career of usefulness to his State 
and to the country which was of the highest promise. I grieve 
with you with all my heart. 

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Memorial Addresses: Senator Husting 

His suthkii death was a great shock to the people of our 
State, for we had come to know him as a man of ability 
and of fearless conduct and as one who, having convic- 
tions, never hesitated to express or defend them. He was 
in that respect more of the patriot than of tlie politician. 
He did not consider the consequence of either word or act. 
Once reaching a conclusion, he abided by it to the end. 

There are many admirable traits of character in the life 
of Senator Husting worthy of our emulation. It can be 
truthfully said of him as was said by the great author — 

To tliinc ownself be true, and it must follow, as llie night the 
day, thou canst not then be false to any man. 

He was a good lawyer, keen and alert, and made the 
most of his case. He had a keen perception to find the 
weak spots in an opponent's case. He was strong before 
a jury in appeal and was clear in argument of law propo- 
sitions before the court. He was a man who was generous 
by disposition, open-hearted, and frank. The wants of the 
needy appealed to him, and he sought to meet these wants 
to the extent of his ability. Those who knew him iiili- 
mately had implicit confidence in him, and he never be- 
trayed that confidence. The friends he had were bound 
to him by bands of steel. His outspoken word, his frank- 
ness, may have aroused enemies, but he did not desist 
from his plan or purpose, once determined upon. When 
he was shot and knew that the end was near his last 
words were, " I did the best I knew how," and those who 
knew him will believe that to be true. He did the best he 
knew how; and if all of us would do the same this would 
be a better world. In thus paying our tribute of respect 
to a distinguished man we are doing but justice to our- 
selves. Wisconsin and the Nation mourns the loss of 
Senator Paul 0. Histing. 



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Address of Mr. Browne, of Wisconsin 

Mr. Speaker : Congress has convened this Sunday morn- 
ing to commemorate the mcmorj' of Senator Paul O. 
HusTiNG, of Wisconsin. 

Few United States Senators have ever attained a liigher 
place in the Senate or entered upon a public career that 
gave more promise than Senator Paul Husting in his two 
years in the United States Senate. 

I had the good fortune to become acquainted with Sena- 
tor Husting in the year 1906, when we both entered the 
State senate of Wisconsin. 1 served in that body with 
Senator Husting for over six years and loved and highly 
respected him. Senator Husting was a Democrat and I a 
Republican, yet in State matters we frequently conferred 
and in a majority of cases supported the same measures. 

It is interesting to review in some detail the lives and 
antecedents of those public men who show such splendid 
traits of character and such marked talents as Senator 
Husting. 

Paul O. Husting was born in 1866 at Fond du Lac, Wis. 
He was the son of John P. Husting and Mary M. Husting 
(nee Juneau), the latter being one of the 16 children of 
Solomon Juneau. 

In the city of Milwaukee, overlooking Lake Michigan, 
stands the figure of a man fashioned in bronze. This 
heroic statue, that attracts the notice of the passer-by, is 
that of the rugged old pioneer, Solomon Juneau, the first 
white settler and founder of the city of Milwaukee, in 
1814. 

Leaving his home in the valley of the St. Lawrence at 
the age of 21, Solomon Juneau took to his canoe and sing- 
ing the songs of the Voyageurs followed the course of 

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Fallur Pcro MarcjiKtti.' by river and land Uiroufjh tlie 
trackless forests and unchartered waters of Wisconsin, 
making his way to Green Bay, from thence farther south 
to Lake Michigan, where he founded the city of Mil- 
waukee. 

1 will not digress further, only to say that Solomon 
Juneau, the grandfather of Senator Hlsting, was a man 
of sterling character, revered and loved by all who knew 
him, including the various tribes of Indians, who called 
him " Friend Solomon " and who advised and counseled 
willi him. 

He was a pliilanthropist and gave churches, public 
buildings, parks, and the Grst courthouse to the city of 
Milwaukee. He represented the Government in many of 
its negotiations with the Indians, and his accomplish- 
ments along these lines alone would perpetuate his mem- 
ory. He lived to see Milwaukee a flourishing city and was 
its first mayor. 

Pa IE O. HrsTiNO finished the public schools of Wiscon- 
sin at the age of 17. He became clerk in a general store, 
railway postal clerk, and bookkeeper in the office of the 
secretar}' of state. He attended the law school of the 
University of Wisconsin, passed the State bar examina- 
tion, and began the practice of law in his home city in 
1893; was elected district attorney in 1902, which ollice 
he held until he was elected to the State senate in 1906. 
He was recognized by the judges and bar of Wisconsin 
as a well-read and verj' successful lawj'er, who carefully 
prepared his cases, as well as a strong advocate, who 
could present his case in a forceful, logical way to a court 
orjur)'. 

His direct, incisive style of argument, his use of the 
lioniely, trite phrases of the common people, made him 
j)opular with juries and in demand as a campaign 
speaker. 

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Address of Mr. Browne, oi- Wisconsin 

Senator Histing was a student, a great reader, with 
an accurate and retentive memorj-. When he entered the 
State senate he soon became prominent throughout the 
State as one of the leaders of that body. 

During the period Senator Husting was in the State 
senate and largely through his aggressive championship 
Wisconsin wrote more progressive legislation in the stat- 
ute books than in any like period of time in the history 
of the State. Most of this legislation has stood the test of 
the higliest courts and remains on the statute hooks of 
Wisconsin to-day as it was first written. Among the im- 
portant acts of legislation which will always be asso- 
ciated with Senator Pail O. Hcsting are laws conserving 
the natural resources of the State, State income tax, initia- 
tive and referendum, election of I'nitcd Slates Senators 
by direct vote of the people, workmen's compensation 
laws, laws protecting woman and child labor, 2-cent rail- 
road-rate fare law, and the corrupt practices act. 

Senator Husting took his seat in the United States Sen- 
ate in 1914, being the first Senator from Wisconsin to be 
elected to the United States Senate by popular vote. 
Wisconsin is a strong Republican State, and at the time 
Senator Histing was elected to the Senate no other Dem- 
ocrat on the ticket was elected, which attests the popu- 
larity and high regard in which Senator Husting was 
held by the people of his native State. Senator Husting 
is one of the six Democrats that the people of Wisconsin 
have honored by electing to the United States Senate in 
the history of the State. 

Entering the United States Senate a few months before 
the beginning of the European war. Senator Husting did 
not go through the probationarj' period which has almost 
become traditional in that dignified body, but at once took 
an active part in the important legislation pending before 
the Senate. His speeches on the conservation of our water 

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Memorial Addresses: Senator Histing 

powers ami othir iiatiir;il ris(niitLS, liis speeches on the 
first revenue bill, and his ringing patriotic speeches in 
support of tlie President in all legislation leading up to 
and after war was declared gave him a high standing with 
his colleagues in the Senate. 

He knew when he voted in favor of the declaration of 
war that he would antagonize many of his lifelong friends 
and political supporters, yet this did not swerve him in 
the least from doing what he believed to be Ills duty. 
Senator Histing's speeches on war measures were quoted 
and commented favorably upon by the press of the coun- 
try and brought him into national prominence. 

The splendid career of Senator Paul O. HiSTrNO came 
to a sudden end October 21, 1917, by an unavoidable acci- 
dent. While hunting he was killed by the accidental dis- 
charge of a gun in the hands of one of his companions. 

In the death of Senator Paul O. Husting the State of 
Wisconsin lost a courageous, manly son and the United 
Stales Senate a talented, fearless legislator. 

In the brief time allotted me I have only touched on 
a few of the many interesting events in the remarkable 
life of Senator Husting. 

He was domestic in his tastes and made the parental 
home his abiding place, and the hearthstone ties were as 
endearing and bound him as closely when he reached 
manhood's estate as when he was a little child. His 
mother, father, brothers, and sisters idolized him, and 
he found it the greatest pleasure of his life to be with 
them. 

When he was elected to the United States Senate he 
purchased a home in Washington, where he lived sur- 
rounded by members of his family. 

Paii. Hi'sting, as he was known by his friends, was a 
man of the highest ideals, who possessed as great and as 
splendid a tj'pe of courage as any man I have ever met. 

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Address of Mr. Browne, of Wisconsin 

At all times and on all occasions and on all questions 
Paul Hlsting had the courage of his convictions. He 
was an original thinker and possessed a strong, logical 
mind. He respected precedent and authority, but if it 
did not square with his conscience and stand the test of 
liis logic he rejected it. He was not afraid to advocate 
ideas that were new nor to stand for or prevent the dis- 
carding of ideas that were old, no matter if he stood alone 
and was opposed by an array of talent that impressed 
upon others absolute infallibility. 

Senator Hlsting always had the self-conQdence and 
courage to champion the thing he believed to be right. I 
once heard him quote after a fight in the legislature 
when lie and his friends were outvoted these words from 
Lincoln : 

" I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I 
am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to 
what light 1 have. I must stand with anybody that stands 
right; stand with him while he is right, and part with him 
when he is wrong." 

When Gen. Grant lay upon his deathbed a friend asked 
him what, in these final and sufTcring days as he looked 
back over his career, brought the greatest satisfaction to 
his mind. The friend may have expected the old com- 
mander to mention something he had done — his plan for 
the capture of Vicksburg, his scheme for reducing Rich- 
mond, his plea for the purely secular conduct of the pub- 
lic schools — but the reply went deeper; and anj' one deed 
but the lifelong purpose now sustained him, and he said: 
" I take chief pleasure in the fact that I have always had 
the will to do my dutj'." 

Pall Hlsting took pleasure in the fact that he always 
had the will to do his duty. He was a man such as the 
poet describes in these lines: 

His life was gentle, and the elements 

So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up 

And say to all the world, " This was a man!" 

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Memorial Adorkssks: Senator Hlsting 

Mr. Escn. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
Members desiring to do so may be permitted to print in the 
Record remarks on the life, character, and public serv- 
ices of Senator Hi'sting. 

The Speaker pro tempore. The gentleman from Wis- 
consin asks unanimous consent that Members be permitted 
to extend in the Record remarks on the life, character, and 
public services of the late Senator Husting. Is there ob- 
jection? 

There was no objection. 

The Speaker pro temjiore. In accordance with the order 
heretofore entered, the Chair declares the House ad- 
journed until lo-niorrow at 11 a. m. 

Accordingly (at 3 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m.) the 
House adjourned until to-morrow, Monday, Februarj' 24. 
1919, at 11 o' clock a. m. 



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